As part of an $86.5 million statewide package, the nine municipalities will each receive portions of a combined $2,060,225 in grant money to address street, safety and quality-of-life issues.

Alpha and Phillipsburg and Blairstown, Greenwich, Franklin, Independence, Lopatcong and Mansfield townships will share in a combined $1.3 million in local aid grants and a Hackettstown performing arts guild is slated to receive a separate $800,000 transportation enhancement grant.

In Hunterdon County, 11 municipalities will share in more than $1.9 million in grants. Bloomsbury, Flemington, Frenchtown, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lambertville, Milford and Clinton, Readington and Union townships will each receive a portion of a combined $1.7 million in local aid. High Bridge will also receive a $215,000 transportation enhancement grant.

"These
grants enable municipalities to stretch their resources and advance important
roadway projects and other safety and quality-of-life improvements that benefit
all who share the road, including pedestrians and bicyclists," NJDOT
Commissioner James Simpson said in a news release. "The
Christie administration supports the local aid program because it helps relieve
pressure on local property taxpayers."

According to the NJDOT, 382 different municipalities will benefit from the grant money. The state received a total of 660 first-round applications for aid.